Neckwear.



G. w. MILLS. in.

NECKWEAR.

APPLICATION FIKLED MAR.|8.19|5.

Patented July 23, Wm.

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G. VV. MILLS NECKWEAFI.

APPLICATION FILED IIIAII GEURGJE W. MJILILS,JR., BROOKLYN, NEWuWURK.

NECKWEAR.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that li, Gnoncn W. MILLS, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county :of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Neckwear, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to neekwear, particularly of the kind in which the wearer forms the bow or knot, the inventlon being adapted for what are known as bow or' string ties, four-infhand ties of the di'erent types,'Ascot ties, etc. It has for its object to provide neekwear in which the interlining is held against displacement and in which if the cover fabric is cut on the bias it is not liable t be stretched out. of shape.

Heretofore, in scarfs of this type the neck wear fabric, that is, the silk cover fabric or fabric which is visible when the tie is in place, if cut on the bias, would stretch and lose its shape, would cord in the neckband portion, and the interlining would 4become displaced. liv have overcome these defects by my improved construction of neckwear, as hereinafter explained..

lfn the drawings, Vin which like letters refer to like parts, Figure l is theouter fabric or cover fabric of a necktie;

Fig. 2, a reinforcing or foundation fabric;

Fig. 3, interlinings;

Fig. 4, yshows the cover fabric, the reinforcing or foundation and interlinings assembled;

Fig. 5, shows a step in the formation of the completed tie;

Fig. 6, showsthe inner face of the completed tie;

Fig. 7, shows a cross-section of the tie on lines 7 7, Fig. 4t;

Fig. 8, is an enlarged cross-section on the lines 8 8 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 9, shows another form of tie embodying my invention;

Figs. 10 and 11 show my invention lapplied toia lined scarf; and

Fig. 11 being an enlarged cross-section of Fi 10.

-eferring to the drawings, A is the cover fabric, which is made of neckwear silks or neckwear fabrics, and as shown in Fig. l, is preferably Acut in two pieces'connected by a seam A. The cover fabric A l preferably cut on the bias, as shown. B is what ll have called a reinforcing or foundation fabric Specification of Letters Patent.

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and is preferably cut ont-hef straight, and of a form similar, but not necessarily of the same size or shape, to a part of the cover fabric, as is more clearly shown in Fig. 2. D, D, shown in Fig. 8, are interlinings for the tying ends of the tie, and they'may be made separate or independent'of each other as shown, or made separate and attached to the foundation, as shown in Fig. 4:.

Having formed the cover fabric, as shown in Fig. l, having cut the reinforcing or foundation fabric to the form desired, and the interlining for the tying ends, the interlinings are placed upon the reinforcing or foundation fabric and stitched thereto by stitching itl-E, extending lengthwise of the tying ends and across the inner ends of the interlinings. Uf course, this stitching can be arranged to extend longitudinally as shown. The interlinings having been attached to the reinforcing or foundation as shown in Figs. a and 9, the reinforcing or foundation B is laid upon the cover fabric A. The operator then `stitches the foundation B to the cover fabric A by rows of stitches C-, preferably by machine. fn the form of tie shown in Fig. l, this row of stitches is preferably placed parallel to the edges of the interlining on both sides of the interlining, the edge of the interlining acting as a guide for the operator, and the stitches are preferabl placed a suitable distance away from t e edge'of the interlining on both sides thereof, so that when the edges of the reinforcing or foundation fabric and the cover fabricl are folded, the rows of stitches C will come on the inner face of the tie. lf prefer to use a machine of the lock-stitch type for the stitches C+C.

lin Figs. l and ft f have shown where the cover and reinforcing or foundation fabrics are folded by the lines F-F, which, it will be readily seen, are between the stitches C and the edges of the interlining. While ll have shown in the drawings a single row of stitches C-C on each side of the interlining engaging with the reinforcin or foundation and the cover fabric to old same together, or this stitching may be arranged in any suitable way for the purpose intended.

The next step in the method of manufacture of my invention is to fold the edges' of the cover fabric and the reinforcing or foundation so as to form the tie. 'llfhis is done by folding 'the cover fabric and with it the reinforcing or foundation fabric, as shown in Fig. 4, alon the lines F-F. Having folded the fabrics and turned one of the edges under, as shown in Figs. 5 and 8, a row of either machine or hand stitch -ing G is used to hold the same in position. The row of stitching I have shown in Fig. 8 is hand stitching and engaging with two plies of the cover fabric, two plies of the reinforcing or foundation fabric and the interlining. In the manufacture of my improved scarfs, if desired, the stitches G need only engage the folds of the cover fabric, or the cover fabric and some of the other plies. If desired, for the purpose of strength, machine stitches can be used to hold the adjoining edges of the cover fabric in engagement with each other.

In the drawings I have shown a form of scarf having an anti-friction strip H, which is preferably made of a relatively'smooth ribbon or similar material placed on the inner face of the neckband and held there by rows of stitching I. If desired, this could be dispensed with and the cover fabric A extended over the inner face, either having the seam in the center of the neclrband or having the cover fabric cut so that the seamwould be on one edge only of the neckband.

In Figs. 9', l0 and 11 I have shown my invention as applied to a lined scarf having the lining J. This lining J may be on the inner face of the tying ends only, as shown in Fig. 10. In this form of scarf the cover fabric A is cut to the desired form, which may be the form yshown in-Fig. 9, or any other desired form, the cover and reinforcing or foundation fabric being cut to the desired form and the interlining D cut to the desired form. The interlinings D are sewed to the reinforcing orfoundation B by suitable stitches E, the reinforcing or foundation fabric sewed to the cover fabric by suitale stitches C and the lining J sewed to the c'overfabric A, by rows of stitches K.k In Fig. 11, I have shown the rows of .stitches K engaging only with the cover fabric and the lining. This form of tie may also be manufactured by rsewing the lining to the cover fabric by bringing the edges together and sewing them by machine stitchesi while the fabrics are turned `wrong side out, and then reversing the fabrics. rIhis'lined for/m of scarf embodying my invention maybe made with the flowing ends as Shown -in Fig. 6, if desired, as well as the vform shown in Fig. 10.

Having described my invention,what I claim as new and desire-to secure by Letters Patent`isz 1. A neoktie having a neckbandf and a ty- -ing end, a piece of material folded to form both faces of said necktie, a foundation fabric folded and positioned 4within and tudinally of -said tying end within said cover fabric and attached to said interliningat or near the edge of said interlining and separate means attaching said strip to thc cover fabric on the inner face of the tie at or near the longitudinal edge of said tying end.

3. A necktie having a neckband and a tying end, an outer piece of material forining both faces of said tying end of said necktie, a foundation fabric in said tying end of said tic and attached to said outer piece, an interlining in said tying end attached to said foundation fabric, said foundation fabric being folded with and completely inclosed by a tying end portion of said outer piece of material, and a portion of said foundation fabric passing through the neck band of said tie and forining an interlining therefor.

4. A necktie having a neckband and two tying ends, an outer piece of material forming both faces of a tying end of said tie, a foundation fabric inclosed thereby, said foundation fabric being folded with said outer piece of material in a tying end of said necktie and extending in a single ply only between the innery and outer faces of said neckband portion and stitching attaching said foundation and outer piece of materialA in a" tying end so arranged as to be invisible'on the front face of the tying end.

5. A necktie having a neckband and two tying ends, an outer piece of material forming'both faces of a tying end of said tie, a foundation fabric inclosed thereby, said foundation fabric being folded with said outer piece of material in a tying end of said necktie and extending between the inner and outer faces of said neckband portion in a single ply only, a seam extending longitudinally of the tying'end intermediate the edges thereof connecting said folded outer piece of material in place and a seam on or near the edge of the neckband portion of said tie and stitching invisible on the front face of the tyingv end securing the said foundation fabric and outer piece of material together in said tying end.

6. A necktie having a neckband and two tying ends, a cover forming both vfaces of said necktie, a foundation fabric folded within and completely inclosed by said cover in a tying end of said tie and attached by stitching to said cover so that said stitching is invisible on the front face of the tying end, a ,single-ply portion only of said raf/aaai foundation fabric passing through the neckband of said tie. l

7. ln anecktie, a cover fabric, an interlining in a tying end thereof, a supplemental strip of material extending longitudinally of said tying'end and attachedto said inter# lining Within said tying end and separate means attaching said strip to the cover fabric on the inner face of the tie at or near the longitudinal edges of said tying end.

8. In a necktie, a cover fabric, a supplemental strip of foundation material extend-V v ing longitudinallyVY of a tying end of said tie. said strip being folded back With said coverv fabric at the edges of said tying end, longi tudinal rows of Stitches attaching said folded back portions of said strip to the folded bark portions of said cover fabric, substantially at the longitudinal edges of said tie in said tying end.

9. ln a necktie, a cover fabric, a supplemental strip of material extending longitudinally of a tying end of said tie, said end and secured to said strip.

10. lln a necktie, a cover fabric, an interlining in a tying end of said tie, a supplemental strip of material extending longitudinally of said tying end and being folded longitudinally, means securing that part of said strip on one side of the fold to said interlining and means securing that part of said strip on the other side of the fold t0 said cover fabric.`

ln testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification.

eno.' W Mints, JR. 

